Patrik Nemeth | Defenseman | #12

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Patrik Nemeth posted an assist with a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 home win against the Sharks.

Nemeth also stepped in front of a pair of shots and delivered a hit. The point snapped a nine-game scoreless skid dating back to Jan. 13 when he had an assist against his former team, the Dallas Stars. His fantasy value is rather negligible unless your league rewards hits (34) and blocked shots (109). Feb 7 - 1:05 AM

Patrik Nemeth posted an assist with a plus-1 rating and he blocked a career-high 11 shots in Saturday's 6-2 win in Arizona.

Nemeth has posted just one goal with eight points and a plus-6 rating through 21 games, so he doesn't have a lot of fantasy appeal in standard fantasy leagues. However, he has rolled up 22 hits with 61 blocked shots to help in deeper pools and DFS play. Sun, Dec 24, 2017 12:55:00 AM

Patrik Nemeth (lower body) returned to action on Thursday December 7.

Nemeth had a minus-one rating in 15:31 minutes of ice time in his return. It was his first game since Nov. 5. Fri, Dec 8, 2017 04:39:00 AM

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The Colorado Avalanche scored an incredible five goals on the power play during their 5-4 comeback win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Vancouver was up 4-1 late in the second period, but they watched as the Avs scored their second, third, fourth and fifth power play goals of the game to jump ahead. "Our power play was due," MacKinnon said. "Last game against Edmonton we didn’t do a great job but we had a meeting on what we want to achieve and I think it paid off tonight — big time." MacKinnon scored the game-winning goal in the overtime period.

Alexander Kerfoot scored an unassisted goal, his 14th of the season, in Wednesday's 2-0 win against the Canadiens.

Kerfoot has bagged goals in back-to-back games for the first time since he had a three-game run with four goals from Nov. 5-11. He also delivered two hits while blocking a shot to help out fantasy owners in deeper pools. He'll look to light the lamp in a third straight outing Friday in Winnipeg.

J.T. Compher picked up an empty-net goal and an assist with a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 win against the Sharks.

Compher also added two blocked shots with a hit in his 18:07 of ice time. About the only thing that didn't go great for Compher was his work in the faceoff circle, as he was just 3-of-8. He has been hot lately, posting at least one goal in four of his past five outings. Compher has four goals and six points over his past six games. He is worth scooping up in deeper pools while running hot and he isn't a bad low-cost DFS play.

Carl Soderberg picked up a goal with a plus-1 rating in Wednesday's 2-0 victory against the visiting Montreal Canadiens.

Soderberg was able to add two blocked shots and a minor penalty across his 19:39 of ice time while also posting an impressive 10-of-14 in the faceoff circle. The Swedish veteran was able to put the brakes on a nine-game scoreless drought, and an 11-game run without a goal dating back to Jan. 18. As such, he remains useful only in the deepest of fantasy pools at this point.

Tyson Jost scored a power play goal in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Jost's goal midway through the second period tied the game at one. The Avs ended up finding themselves down 4-1 in the middle frame, but they were eventually able to complete the comeback thanks to five goals on the man-advantage. Jost has now found the back of the net in each of his last two games and four times in his last eight. He has seven goals and eight assists in 42 games this season.

Gabriel Landeskog picked up a goal with an assist and four hits across 21:42 of ice time in Tuesday's 5-4 overtime win at Vancouver.

Landeskog was owned in the faceoff circle, winning just one of his six opportunities, but overall it was a pretty solid performance from the Swede. It was his first goal in nine games dating back to a two-goal effort Jan. 30, also at Vancouver. There's something about seeing that killer whale that gets Landeskog fired up, as he has three goals and six points in a four-game point streak vs. the Canucks. Remember that next Monday for DFS purposes when the Canucks invade Pepsi Center for the final meeting this season.

Gabriel Bourque has been wearing an "A" on his jersey for the last few games because of injuries to Nathan MacKinnon and Blake Comeau.

Bourque has three goals and one assist in the last five matches. He has earned his way back onto the roster after he was among Colorado's final cuts at training camp. Bourque is currently on his second call-up from AHL San Antonio and it wouldn't be a surprise if he stayed in the NHL for the rest of the year. He has played in the team's past 19 contests.

Mikko Rantanen picked up a power-play goal with two assists in Tuesday's wild overtime win at Vancouver.

The Finnish winger is having a dream season, as he hasn't had more than two consecutive games without a point so far this season. Rantanen is up to 19 goals with 57 points through 58 games. While he has a minus-4 rating, he has emerged as a must-start fantasy option this season and could be a superstar if he gets into the black in plus/minus.

The rearguard forced overtime with the game-tying goal with just 3:01 remaining in regulation, and he assisted on Nathan MacKinnon's OT winner. He was making up for lost time, as he has managed just one goal and three assists over his past 12 outings. It's uncertain if his hand injury was still playing a factor in his struggles over the past four weeks, but it certainly didn't look like a problem on Tuesday.

Colorado will have to bring up some reinforcements with Johnson, Anton Lindholm and Mark Barberio on the sidelines due to injuries. Johnson was hurt in Sunday's contest against Edmonton. He ranks fifth in the NHL in average ice time per game (25:43) and has 22 points in 56 matches. Losing Johnson is a big blow to the Avalanche defense corps.

Patrik Nemeth posted an assist with a plus-3 rating in Tuesday's 3-1 home win against the Sharks.

Nemeth also stepped in front of a pair of shots and delivered a hit. The point snapped a nine-game scoreless skid dating back to Jan. 13 when he had an assist against his former team, the Dallas Stars. His fantasy value is rather negligible unless your league rewards hits (34) and blocked shots (109).

Nikita Zadorov earned two assists in a 4-3 OT win over Toronto on Friday night.

Zadorov had a hand in goals by Mikko Rantanen and Alexander Kerfoot in the contest. He also had five blocks and one hit versus the Maple Leafs. The Colorado defender has 10 points in 32 games this season.

Colorado has promoted David Warsofsky from the AHL's San Antonio Rampage.

Warsofsky has played in one game with the Avalanche this year, but he could get another chance to play due to recent injuries to Erik Johnson and Anton Lindholm. He has 20 points in 44 minor-league matches in 2017-18.

Semyon Varlamov allowed four goals in Tuesday's 5-4 win at Vancouver while making 24 saves.

Varlamov was tagged for four goals in the second period but he weathered the storm and was bailed out with a game-tying power-play goal by Tyson Barrie late in the third period, and an overtime winner on the man advantage by All-Star Nathan MacKinnon. He is likely to split starts with Jonathan Bernier, who did a yeoman-like job in place of Varlamov when he was on the shelf. Treat both as No. 2 fantasy netminders in most formats at this point.

Hammond is being recalled because Jonathan Bernier was forced from yesterday's game against Winnipeg. The 30-year-old has yet to play in an NHL game this season, but he has an 8-6-2 record with a 3.34 goals-against-average and a .900 save percentage in the minors this season.